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SUNDAY. MARCH 30.
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Crawford Avenue Baptist Church.
Thomas Walker, paster. Preaching
at 11 a. m., subject: "Emblems of the
Spirit.” At 7:30 p. m., subject: “The
Importance of the Gospel.” Sunday
school at 3 p. m., R. D. Kennedy,
Supt. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 8 p. m., subject: "Quench
Net."
Second 3aptist Church.
Ci. p. Gilbert, pastor. Preaching by
til pastor 11:15 a. m., theme: "The
Gospel of the Kingdom cf Gcd;” S:ls
p. m., theme- The Value of an Meal.”
Sunday school 10:00 a. m., W. M.
Belding, Supt. Good music by a large
chcrus choir under Mrs. James Brotii
erton. Public cordially invited.
First Baptist Church.
The pastor, Dr. M. Ashby Jones,
will preach at 11:15 a. m. on the
theme, “A Question of Emphasis.”
There will be no evening service—
this congregation joining in a union
service at Sa. John’s Methodist
mhurch, in expression of sympathy for
the flood sufferers.
Woodlawn Baptist.
Chafee avenue just off Walton Way
Sunday school 9:46, Ralph Young
blood, superintendent. Preaching ser
vices 11 a. m. and 8 p. m., text for
both services, John 3:16. B. Y. P. U.
7 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
Bp. m. The public cordially invited
to our services. R. E. L. Harris, pas
tor.
CHRISTIAN.
West End Christian Church.
Crawford Ave. and Ellis St. Victor
Bowers, pastor, announces serv'ises
11:00 a. m. and 8:00 ,p. m., sermon
themes: “Tho Greatest of Graces”
and “Divine Providence.” Sunday
school 9:45 a. m. and Christian En
deavor 7:20 p. m. Brotherhood busi
ness meeting Tuesday 7:45 p. m.
Mid week service 'Wednesday 7:45 p.
m. Afficial board meeting Friday 8:00
p. m.
Christian Church."
Seventh and Greene Sts., Howard
T. Cres announces Bible school at
10:00 a. m. Special Plaster program,
postponed from last Sunday. Sermon
at 11:15 a. m., “After Easter, What?”
Evening service, union meeting of
central churches at St. John’s in be
half of flood sufferers. Emily H.
Tubman Society Monday 4 p. m. Mid
week service on Wednesday at 8:30
p. m., preparatory for special ser
vices to begin next Sunday.
CATHOLIC.
St. Patrick’s Church.
Masses at 7,9, 10:30 a. m. Rosary,
sermon, benediction at 8 p. m.
Sacred Heart Church.
Morning service: Masses at 5:30:
6:20; 7:30 and 9:30. Sunday school
at 10.15. Hish mass at 11. Even
ing service: Beads and benediction at
eight.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS.
Christian Science Church,
315 Union Bank Bldg. Services;
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Wed
nesday evening at 8 o’clock. Reading
Room open daily from 11 to 10 o’clock
except Mondays. The public is cor
dially Invited to attend the services
and visit the Reading Room.
EPISCOPAL.
St. Paul’s Church.
Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney, rector.
First Sunday after Easter, March 30.
Holy communion 8 a. m. Morning
prayer and sermon 11 a. m. Evening
prayer and address 8:15 p. m.
Church of the Good Shepherd.
Tho Hill. Rev. Wm. Johnson, rector.
Holy communion at 8 p. m. Morning
prayer and sermon at 11 a. m. Sun
day school at 4 p. m, Evening pray
er at 5 P. m. The rector will officiate
at all the services. The Easter music
will be repeated.
Reid Memorial Church (on the Hill.)
Rev. Jos. R. Sevier, D.D., minister
in charge. Sunday school at 4p. m.
E. S. Johnson, superintendent. The
usual address will be delivered to the
Adult Bible class. Thursday evening
service at 8:30 p. m., conducted by the
minister. Attractive music at both
services and ex eryone cordially Invited
to attend.
LUTHERAN.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Preaching at 11 a. m. by pastor.
Rev. J. B. Derrick. No night service.
Sunday school at a. m. Mr. H. C.
Lorick, Supt. Church is at 557
• Greene street.
St. Matthew’s Lutheran.
On Walker street. Regular Eng
lish service this morning at 11 o’clock
conducted by Mr. Bame, all members
are urged to attend and become bettor
acquainted with our future pastor.
Strangers welcome; all seats free
SSunday school as usual.
METHODISTS.
St. John Methodist Church,
9:45 Sunday school. 11:15 a. m.
and 8 p. m. preaching. Morning ser
mon by the pastor. Rev. S. P. Wig
gins. Evening hour will be a union
service of all the central churches In
the Interest of the flood sufferers.
This will he an interesting service. A
cordial invitation to all citizens to
unite in this service.
Broadway M. E. Church.
Corner Broad and Mills streets,
Rev, C. M. Verdel, pastor. Preaching
at 11 o’clock a. m. and again at 8 p.
m. by the pastor. Sunday school at
9:30 a. m., Wilfred C. Lutt, Supt.
Prayer service Wednesday evening at
8 o’clock.
Aabury Methodist.
Sunday school 9:45, "W. A. Owens
superintendent. Preaching 11:15 and
S by pastor. Prayer meeting Wed
nesday Bp. m. Seats free. A cor
dial welcome awaits you. Bring your
friend.
St. Janies Methodist Church
439 Greene St., Rev. Frank Siler,
pas'or, residence 330 Greene, Phone
1193-J. Preaching at 11:15 a. m. and 8
p\ m., by pastor. Sunday school, 10 a.
m., A. F. Otis, Supt. Special classes
for visitors. Epworth league, 7 p. m
Miss Ethel Parks, presideent. Spclal re
vival services begin in this church Sun
da y > April 6th.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Greene Street Presbyterian Church
Between 12th and 13th streets, M.
MacFerrin, pastor. Morning worship
at 11:15, the sermon by the pastor will
be on the subject "Are Wo a Continu
ation of the New Testament Church?"
At the evening service at 8 o'clock wo
are to have 100 beautiful stereoptican
pictures, “Through Darkest Africa.’
These arc the same which we were
prevented by the had weather from
having for the Livingstone centennial
Christian Endeavor at 7 o’clock. Sun
day school at 10 a. m. Y’ou are in
vited to attend all these services.
Bring your friends with you.
First Presbyterian Church
Corner Telfair and Seventh streets,
Rev. Joseph R. Sevier, D. D., pastor.
Divine worship at 11 a. m. with ser
mon by the pastor. Evening service
suspended to unite with the service
in behalf of the--flood sufferers in
Ohio, to be held at the St. John M.
E. church. Sunday school at 3.30.
Excellent music with full orchestra.
Ciirisiian Endeavor at — 7 — O'clock.
The Augusta Branch of the Ameri
can Waldesian Aid Society will hold
its annual meeting in the Telfair
building, lower floor, on Mondayy,
March 31st, at 4 p. m. All interested
will be welcome.
COLORED CHURCHES
BAPTIST.
Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Rev. C. T. Walker, D. D„ L. L. D.,
pastor. Regular Sunday services by
the pastor. The fc'unday school post
iponed concert for the afternoon. For
the night sendee anniversary sermon
to the Walker Pilgrim Progress So
ciety No. 1, a benevolent organiza
tion managed successfully by women.
Friends and visitors are cordially in
vited to attend the services for tbe
day. Prayer meeting 0 a. m. Preach
ing service 11 a. m. Sunday school
concert 3 p. m. B. Y. P. U. meeting
7 p. m. Preaching service 8 p. m.
Union Baptist Church.
Rev. T. H. Dwelle, pastor. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Baptism
by the pastor at the close of the
evening service. Sunday school at
12:30 p. m., L. E. White, Supt. The
public is invited to all services.
Hale Street Baptist Church.
Early prayer meeting at 6 a. m. and
at 11:30 a. m. Sunday School at 2 p.
m. t Bio. M. L. Green, Supt. A warm
heartfelt prayer meeting at 7:30 p.
m. Preaching at 8:30 p. m. by pastor.
The revival still going on. Rev. P. A.
Green from Millen, Ga„ will preach
all the week. The public invited. Rev.
J. W. Williams, pastor. Bro. M. h.
Green, O. C.
Springfield Baptist Church.
Rev. J. M. Nobrit, D. D., pastor.
This church is conducting a great
revival. Many men and women are
.coming to Christ. At the morning
sermon .the subject is, “In His
Stead;” Sunday school at 3 p. m. At
8 p. m. Humanity’s Greatest Ques
tion. Thp revival will be concluded
this w*3k, baptism being the first
Sunday. Dr. Wm. G. Bivins will
preach. All are welcome.
Shiloh Baptist Church.
Rev. Wm. J. Mlynes, D. D., pastor.
Early prayer meeting. Preaching at
11 a. m. and 8 p. m,, by the pastor.
The public is invited Revival goes on
all the week.
Harmony Baptist Church.
Rev. W. J. White, D. D., pastor.
Preaching at 11:30 a. m. Sunday
Sunday school at 3:30 p. m. B. Y. P.
U. at 5:00 p. m. Preaching at 8:00 p.
m. To the above service you are
most cordially invited.
Thankful Baptist Church.
Rev. L. P. Piekney, D.D., pastor.
Preaching at 11:30 a. m. by the pastor.
Anniversary sermon of the K. of J. at
8 p. m. by Rev. L. P. Pinckney, D.D.
Preaching at 8:30 by the pastor.
Prayer meeting at 7 a. m., conducted
by Deacon Chas. Weaver. Prayer
meeting Tuesday night, P. Y. p. u.
meeting Thursday night. The public
cordially Invited to all these services.
Loveday Baptist Church.
Rev. J. H. Scott, pastor. Prayer
meeting at 0 a. m. Preaching at 11:80
a. m. Prayer meeting at 3 p. m.
Preaching at 8 p. m. by Rev. White.
Young Jfion Baptist Church.
Rev. J. H. Boyd, pastor. Prayer
meeting at 6 a. m. Preaching at 11:30
a. m. Sunday school at 4 p. m. Preach
ing at 8 p. m.
EPISCOPAL.
St. Mary's Church.
915 Telfair street, near Campbell
street. Rev. Samuel A. E. Coleman,
vicar. March 30, 1913, first Sunday
after Eart'T. Celebration of the Holy
Communion at 8 a. m. Morning prayer
and sermon, at 11 a. m. Sunday school
at 4:30 p. m. Confirmation class meets
for instruction at 5 p. m. Evening
prayer and sermon at 6 p. m. Wednes
day evening service as usual at 7:30
p. m. All are Invited and are wel
come. i
St Matthew’s Baraca and
Philathea Soon To Have Home
For Their Exclusive Use
At the St. Matthew's Lutheran
church on Walker street, the pulpit
this morning will be. occupied by Rev.
P. J. Bame, of Columbia. Until bis
installation as tho regular pastor of
St. Matthew's Mr. Bame is acting in
the capacity of “supply" minister for
this church and he frequently comes
over from Columbia to conduct the
Sunday services. His sermons are
splendid examples of pulpit oratory
and helpful preaching, and the con
gregation of St. Matthew’s feel they
have made no mistake in calling Mr.
Bame to the regular pastorate.
The St. Matthew’s Sunday school
organization is making an exceeding
ly good record for large attendance
and diligent study. The recent con
test spiritedly waged between the
Baraca and the Philathea has resulted
in a large accretion to the enrollment
of the membership. The winning side,
by the way, in this contest was the
Philathea and the award for energetic
hustling in gathering in new members
was in the form of a splendid banquet
served to the victors by their less suc
cessful rivals. The banquet proved
a delightful affair and was shared in
alike by the Philatheas and the Ba
racas. It was served at the Sunday
school room, last Wednesday night
Business Men’s Bible Class
Banquet Friday a Big Success
“Not only should every church con
duct and maintain an active Sunday
school and do it 3 utmost In furthering
the study of the Bible among its peo
pie, out every individual connected
nected with the congregation in any
way should identify himself, or her
self, in a practical manner, with the
study and the work of the Bible
School.”
"The religion of a church is not on
ly the experience of personal salva
tion by each individual, but is a
great organiztVl search after souls
and lives.”
“Every department of the Sunday
school —which include every person
in tho church community or its rela
tionships-—must feel its responsibil
ity for those most nearly related to it
in range of life and experience, and
must manifest that sense of respon
sibility in practical service.”
“The church and the Sunday school
should be a unit in the study of the
word of God and in the effort to
translate, in a practical way, that
word into life.”
These were some of the leading
thoughts exxpressed in the addresses
at the St. James business men’s Bible
class banquet last Friday night, made
by Major Guinn and Rev. ’Henry
Mays before the large and enthusias
tic gathering of St. James Bible stu
dents. The presence at the banquet
of these distinguished Sunday School
workers and their splendid practical
and most helpful talks added sub
stantially to the interest of the event,
which may he characterized as a
complete and unqualified success
from every point of view.
Some one asked Rev. Frank Slier,
the pastor of St. James, “why do you
bring Major Guinn of Atlanta to as
sist in your Sunday school Insti
tutes?”
“I will tell you why,” Mr. Siler re
plied, “in the words I Introduced him
Friday night: I have brought Major
Guinn to St. James church at this
juncture because of all the laymen I
know well, he has the largest and
truest vision of what the Sunday
School should be and is working
Pastor Tabernacle Speaks On
Institutional Church Work
Pursuing his activities In connec
tion with the vigorous campaign In
the Interests of the proposed Institu
tional church, auspiciously begun
some time ago with the assistance of
a large number of leading white citi
zens, Rev. C. T. Walker will preach
at the Tabernacle Baptist church at
this morning’s service on "Institu
tiopal Church Work.” It Is thought
that Dr. Walker will take for hts text
the passage of Exodus 31:1-5:
“And the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying, see, I have called by name
Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of
Hur, of the tribe of Judah. And I
have filled him with the spirit of God,
In wisdom, and In understanding, and
in knowledge, and in all manner of
workmanship, to devise cunning
works, to wi rk i gold, and In sliver,
and in brass, and in cutting of ston /
to set them, and In carving of timber,
METHODIST.
Trinity C. M. E. Church.
Corner Bth and Taylor Sts. Preach
in at 11:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. by the
pastor, subject for 11:30 a. m.
“Thouhts on the General Judgment.”
Grand musical Monday night,
by the auxiliary board in interest of
the financial campaign. This will be
a treat to all who attend. Class meet
ing Tuesday night. Monthly love
feast Thursday night. Sunday school
10 a. m., M. R. Johnson, Supt. W. M.
Gladden, pastor.
Bt. Mark’s M. E. Church.
.Rev. J. B. Litwood, pastor. Our
revival meeting continues throughout
the week. The public Is cordially In
vited to attend these meetings and
help us by the power of God to break
down Satan’s kingdom. Preaching
11:30 a. m. and at 8 p. m. every Sun
day. Sunday school 3:30 p. m. Ep
worth League 7:00 p. m., I. 3. Beasly,
president.
THE AUGySTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.'
and was voted a distinct success and
a great enjoyable event.
The Baraca and Philathea classes of
the St. Matthew's church will before
very long have for their exclusive use
a handsome home which will be built
on the lot of the old dwellings to the
west of th church. The old houses
are just now being torn down to make
room, temporarily, for a lawn uni ul
timately for a handsome hall. Half
of the needed amount for the erection
of the Baraca and Philathea home is
already on hand, the classes having
been unusually diligent in raising
funds through collections and sub
scriptions. At the Easter celebra
tion last Sunday the sum of $105.75
was raised and applied to the build
ing fund. At tho banquet last Wed
nesday night ways and means for the
furthering of the ambitious plan were
considered, with satisfactory results.
No negligible feature of St. Mat
thew's Sunday school is the six-piece
orchestra which plays regularly at
every session of the school. Th* of
ficers of tho school are: Mr. Geo.
Gercke, superintendent: Mr. T. F.
Balk, assistant superintendent; Mr.
YV. F. Balk, secretary. To tho devo
tion of these officers and the stuff of
competent teachers much of the suc
cess of the organization is due.
most faithfully towards this ideal.”
Major R. J. Guinn is tho superin
tendent. of tho Wesley Momorial
church Sunday school of Atlanta.
Though a very busy inrrif, being ui.
the bead of a groat insurance busi
ness and actively engaged in civic,
philanthropic and reform movements
in iiis city, he thinks his job as Sun
day school superintendent about the
biggest of all the activities that en
gage his time and thought. The men
at the banquet Friday night heard his
message with tho closest attention.
The earnest words of tho speaker
doubtless brought a new vision to
them as to what tho study and the
living of God’s word can mean.
No less edifying were the remarks
made by Rev. Henry 11. Mays. Mr.
Mays is tho Sunday school secretary
of the North Georgia Conference and
is recognized as an authority on Sun
day school methods. In bringing
truths and suggestions from the lead
ers of thought in the modern Sunday
school world to tho attention of his
hearers, Mr. Mays is most helpful
and tactful. His addresses both Fri
day and Saturday morning made on
his audiences a pleasing and lasting
impression.
The Sunday School Institute at tho
St. James Methodist church forms
another stop toward tho realization
of the vision of what a Sunday
school should and ought to be. The
pastor and his co-workers proceed on
the principle that every member of
the church community, in any way
identified with the church work,
should take an active part in, and be
identified with, the interests, activi
ties and .development of tho vital de
partment of the church—tho Sunday
school.
It is upon thjp basis that the re
vival service, to he inaugurated at St.
James next Sunday, April C, will ho
conducted. The pastor hopes to em
ploy the organized forces of the Sun
day school and the church in winning
the estranged ones hack to the fold
and in seeking and saving those lost
in tho indifference, tho blindness or
the perverseness of sin.
to work in all manner of workman
ship.”
At the Tabornaclo uervico this
evening Dr. Walker will deliver a spe
cial address on “Works of Benevo
lence” to the women of the congrega
tion.
The great meeting last Sunday aft
ernoon, at which Ex-President Taft
and other notables delivered appro
priate addresses, resulted In sub
stantial financial assistance and many
pledges of contributions towards the
institutional church building fund.
Several checks were handed to Dr.
Walker during Inst week by guests at
the Bon Air hotel.
Augusta colored community will be
represented at the Sociological Con
gress In Atlanta next month by Dr.
Walker who hag accepted an Invita
tion to attend and to deliver an ad
dress. His subject will be: “The
Progress of the Negro.”
Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church.
Twiggs street, near Gedar. Rev. H
Phllbert Lankford, B. D„ pap tor. Reg
ular services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday school at 1:80 p. r.i., Mr. Da
vid P. Thomas, superintendent. At
8 p. m. the pastor will preach a spe
cial sermon, theme: ’’The Kins of
Speech.” All welcome.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Christ Presbyterian Church.
Corner Telfair and Gumming Sts.,
Rev. J. S. Ellis, pastor. St«day school
10 a. m. Preaching 11:15 a. «n. Wed
nesday evening prayer service at 8
o’clock. A cordial welcome to all.
The First Congregational Church.
Corner of Jackson and Gwinnett
streets. Rev. John T. Clemsons, pas
tor. Services Sunday r Preaching at
11 a. m. and 8 p, m.; Sunday school
at 4 p. m. All are invited to corne end
worship with us.
THE VERY FIRST
Distinction Between Jesus’
Raising Op and Ali Otto.
EASIER SUNDAY'S NSEAOG
Pastor Russoll Shows Scripturally tho
Difference Between Awakening of the
Dead and Resurrection of the Dead.
Soveral VVero Awakened Before Je
sus, b.it He Wac the First Resurrect
ed—Tho Church’s Resurrection—The
Subsequent Resurrection of the World.
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March 23.--Pnr.tor
Russell spoke
twice here today.
We report bis ad
dress on the Res
urrection, from the
text, "He should
bo the first that
should rise from
the dead." Acts
20:23.
W ltli startling
cioarness the
speaker pointed
out that his text meant nothing less
than it said; namely, that the resurrec
tion of Jesus was the very first resur
rection—that no one had previously
been raised from tho dead. He led his
hearers hack to Eden nnd lot them hear
the Divine words respecting the pen
alty for sin—“ Dying, thou shall, die."
He gave them tho further formula of
Jehovah's curse, <or sentence, In the
words addressed to Adam after he had
been east out of Eden: “In the sweat
of thy face ohr.lt thou eat bread, til)
thou return unto the ground; for out of
it thou wast taken; for dust thou art;
nnd unto dust shalt. thou return.”—
Genesis 3:17-19.
The Pastor showed that this dying,
process operated In Father Adnin for
nine hundred nnd thirty yeurs before
its action was completed; that Adam's
children, tho human family, never
were In the same perfection ns Adatn
—in the linage of-God—that they were
born on a lower plane, and were fallen
at tho time of birth. He quoted from
file Psalms: “Behold, 1 was shapon In
Iniquity, and In sin did my mother con
ceive me.” (Psalm 51:5.) This, he
said, agreed exactly with the New
Testament statement, “Death passed
upon nil men because nil are sinners”;
and again, “There Is none righteous
Iperfect]. no, not one”—all "come short
of the glory of God. r ’—Romans 5:12;
3:12, 23.
Next, the Pastor pointed out tho
meaning of the word resurrection,
which in the Greek Is anastasls. It
means, he said, not merely an awaken
ing from the sleep of death, but a
raising up again. The word again sig
nifies a raising to a former standard—
the one from which they fell—the Im
age nnd likeness of God, which none
of Adam’s children have fully possess
ed, because he lost It. While Jesus
was of Adnmlc stock, through His
mother, Ills life nnd perfection enrne
to Him from Ills prehuman state; nnd
hence lie was perfect, n Son of God,
“holy, harmless, undeflled, separate
from sinners."
"Not Possible For Him to Bo Holden."
St. Peter declares that It wus not
possible tor Jesus to be holden of death.
(Acts 2:24.) No cause of death was
found In Him. He delighted to do
the Heavenly Fntlier’s will. It was
tho Father's will that Jesus should
demonstrate Ills loyalty and obedience
unto death, “even the death of tho
cross." But tills did not interfere with
the original promise of life everlasting
to the obedient. Hence It was not
possible for Jesus to remain under the
power of death, ns It is not possible
for God to change Ills great purpose
or to violate Ills agreement. Hence
the Apostle says that God raised Jesus
from the dead on the third day.
Jesus was perfect on the spirit plane,
before lie humbled Himself to ex
change the spirit nature for the hu
man, to become man's Redeemer. He
never forfeited His right to life. He
merely laid It down in loyalty to the
Father’s will. Since Ho was unfallen,
His resurrection would mean Uls re
suscitation in perfection. But it was
not God’s will that Ho should come
hack to perfection in human nature.
He had already used that nature for
the purpose intended. He was brought
fully back from the [*>wer of death to
the very highest plane of spirit being;
namely, the Dirfne nature.
Contrast this resurrection, or bridg
ing back to perfection from death,
with the experiences that occurred In
any awakenings of the sleepers preced
ing. Jalrus’ daughter was u member
of the fallen race. Imperfect; and the
awakening of her and bringing her
back to what she was before did not
resurrect, or bring her again to the con
dition of perfection In which Eve was
before sin had deteriorated the race.
Consider from the same standpoint,
the widow of Naln's son and his uwuk
entng, the awakening of Lazarus, the
brother of Martha and Mary, and the
uwakening of the dead mentioned in
the Old Testament
To have resurrected any of these
sleeping ones would have meant much
more than was accomplished in them
It would hnvo meant to bring them up
to full perfection In the image of Qod
as it was possessed by Father Adum.
As it was. the awakened ones merely
had a few more years In the present
USF HERALD WANT ADS.
life, and then fell asleep In death
again, to await the glorious Day of
Messiuh’s Kingdom, in which Adam’s
race will not only be awakened, but be
given every opportunity of gradually
rising to full perfection.
Tha First (Chief) Resurrection.
Further along in bis discourse the
Pastor demonstrated that the Church
of this Gospel Age is everywhere sepa
rate and distinct from all others of
mankind: tney are neither Gentiles nor
Jews, rie made clear, however, that lie
did not refer to the 400,000,000 pro
fessed Christians or to any particu
lar sect, or denomination, ns the Church
of Christ. 110 gave Scriptures in proof
of Ills contention that tho Church of
Christ Is composed of all saintly be
lievers in Jesus, seeking to walk in
Ills footsteps—not after the desk, but
after tho Spirit. Ho called attention to
the fact that no denomination could
claim a monopoly of this saintly class,
and that none could claim to bo free
from tares.
In the Pastor's opinion, apparently,
the vast majority of the 400,000,000
of professing Christians are merely
taros or worse. lie cited numerous
Scriptures to the effect that, the heirs
of God, joint-heirs with Jesus Christ,
are a “little flock,” a “Royal Priest
hood,” a "holy nation,” a "peculiar
people,” who "show forth the praises
of Him who hath called them out of
darkness into Ills marvelous light."
The Pastor then declared that the
True Church is to bo found in nil the
different denominations, and some of
thorn outside all denominational fences.
He showed that the denominational
fences nro contrary to the Bible. After
making clear who constitute "the
Chti roll of the First-borns whose
names are written In Heaven.” the
l’uator declared that these are to have a
share with Jesus In Ills Resurrection.
Ho quoted St. Paul's words, “That I
might know Him nnd the power of Ills
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unto His death.”—Phllippinns 3:10.
Tho Pastor seemed to give the
thought that in the Divine Purpose a
foreordained number of the Church
clnsa must suffer with Christ before
the Millennium could begin. Their suf
ferings would not ho vicarious, ns were
Jesus’ sufferings, nor ueoessury to the
redemption of tho world, ns were His;
but tho sufferings would bo necessary
in order to demonstrate their loyalty to
God and to righteousness—to prove
them worthy of the high honor of
Joint-heirship with Jesus, and sharers
with Him In His Kingdom.
The Church's suffering with Jesus,
the Pastor said, Is tholr dying to earth
ly conditions and ambitions, us Ho did.
All who thus die with Jesus, willingly
sacrificing earthly hopes, alms, nnd)!
tlons, are counted ns sharing In “His
death.” Such nro assured In tho Scrip
tures that they will nlso In God’s due
time share In “Ills Resurrection.”
“Ills Resurrection” wus not only the
First Resurrection, but also the chief,
the best, resurrection—to tho very
highest plane of spirit perfection— the
Divine nature. Hence tho promise to
the Church to share In Ills Resurrec
tion means that Ills faithful followers
will experience a similarly glorious
resurrection to a higher nature, the Di
vine—with its glory, honor and itnmor
tallty. This Jesus also avers, saying,
‘‘Blessed and holy la he that hath part
In tho First Resurrection. • * * They
shall ho priests of God and of Christ
and shnll reign with Him a thousand
years."—Revelation 20:0.
Eaitor and the Passover,
Tho Pastor says that the word EAST
ER occurs once In our Common Vcr
ston Bible and is a mistranslation—it
should bo Passover. Easter wss a fes
tlval honoring tho heathen goddess of
Spring The name was transferred to
tho Passover celebration of tho early
Church hi honor of the Lord’s resur
rectlon. Doubtless the attempt was to
divert the heathen toward Christianity,
keeping the festival, hut altering Its
significance. Whatever tho word meant
then, it stand:? now to tho Christian as
the synonym for the glorious resurrec
tion of the world’s Redeemer from
death nnd the human nnturo to glory,
honor, Immortality, tho Divine nature.
80, said the Pastor, the resurrection
of Jesus Is the guarantee of the resur
rection of "the Church, which Is Ills
Body.” It also assures us of the
world's resurrection—that un opportn
nlty through Messiah’s Kingdom Is to
come to till mankind, to bo recovered
from the tomb and from all their lm
perfections—mental, moral and phys
ical. Only the willingly, Intelligently
disobedient will ultimately die tho Bee
ond Death, which St. Peter describes
as perishing like natural brute beasts.
Reeurrection of tho Boul.
Many Bible students have fulled to
note that the P.lble nowhere speaks of
tho resurrection of the body. Their er
ror has given color to the arguments of
agnostics nnd others who point out tbe
unreasonableness of such u proposl
tlon. Thus the Resurrection doctrine
is made to appear absurd, whereas the
Bible presentation Is most logical.
According to Science, our bodies are
continually sloughing off materials and
through food replacing these; so that a
complete change la effected every sev
en years; and thus n person fifty yeurs
old bus had practically seven different
bodleu. The argument is that the mole
cules of matter constituting the body
are not the man; that any other atoms
would serve tbe purpose Just as well,
if his 'dentlty were preserved.
Many arc familiar with the story of
tbe apple tree whose roots penetrated
a coffin nnd fed upon the corpse so
completely that the root, when dug up,
resembled the human shape. The ap
pies were shipped In various directions
and eaten by many people, Borne up
pies were eaten by bogs which were
killed, shipped nnd eaten. Thus the
substance of tho corpse passed into
many bodi~< tn mnnv places This
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started the query. How could those
atoms of muttor be re-collected for tho
resurrection of that bodyt
St. Paul answers the query, saying,
sowest not that body which
shall be." (1 Corinthians 15:37.) He
declares that in the resurrection God ,
will give some a spirit body and others
a humau body. We are not question
ing tho Divine Power to do anything,
but merely calling attention to the fact
that what tbe Bible says on this sub
ject is thoroughly in harmony with rea
son, nnd that our neglect of the Bible
testimony got us Into confusion—charg
ing absurdities to tbe Word of God.
Christ’s Soul Not Left In Sheol.
St. Foul's teaching Is that tbe resur
rection for tbe world in general con
sists of n re awakening from tbe sleep
of death, In a body similar to the one
which died; and that when thus awak
ened, each member of tbe race shall
have a full opportunity of being raised
again to the Image of God, In which
our race was created, from which we
all fell through Adam, nnd a return to
which has been provided for us
through the death of Jesus. The time
set apart, for this work Is a thousand
years—Messiah’s Millennial Reign.
St. Paul speaks of n better resurrec
tion coming to tbe Ancient Worthies,
who proved their loyalty to God. (He
brews 11:35.) Their reward will bo
that Instead of being nwnkened In an
Imperfect condition, to rise gradually
with the rest of the world, they will
bo nwnlcenod In n perfect condition.
Another class that will not share with
tho world In the gradual resurrection
Is the Church—not the nominal church
of mere professors, but tbe real Church
of Christ—those who walk In the foot
steps of Jesus to the host of their
ability. This class bad its beginning
at Fonteeost.
There, through the merit of Christ’s
sacrifice. God be an the acceptance
of the Elect to be the Bride of Christ.
Joint-heir in Ills Messianic Kingdom.
Their special Messing ! logins by their —
being begotten of the Holy Spirit con
stituting their start ns spirit beings.
Thenceforth their portion is to become
dead to nil earthly things nnd alive to
all Heavenly hopes, ambitions, etc.
Ah their change of nature began
when they received the Holy Spirit, it
will be completed In the First Resur
rection. when they will he given per
fect spirit bodies. St. Paul says, speak
ing of this class, “We shall all he
changed; for “flesh nnd blood cannot
Inherit the Kingdom of God.” (1 Cor
inthians 15:51. 50.) Tills Is the glorl
ous hope set before us In the Gospel.
Opportunity to gain u pnrt. In this
First Resurrection Is limited to this
Gospel Age. Only faithful followers
of Jesus have any promise of a share
in it.—Revelation 20:4.
Unbelief Staggers Some.
All familiar with their Bible know
well that the doctrine of the Resurrec
tion of tl)o Dead Is one of lta funda
mentals. But their faith stuggers at
the thought of the Ifeeurreetion of tho
Dead, and this lends them to deny tho
entire matter. They do not tell ua
that they do not believe In the Resur
rection of the Dead; but they teuch
that nobody Is dead—that when people
appear to die they nre really moro
alive than they were bofore. Unwilling
to ndmlt that the really dead could bo
brought -back to life, they claim that
death Is a transition from a lower form
of life to n higher one.
After one takes this position, tho
whole Bible becomes twisted. When
ever we deny the death penalty we
deny the Bible, whether we wish to do
so or not. The Bible does not say that
the soul that slnneth shall experience
transition, but “The soul that slnneth,
It shnll die." (Ezekiel 18:4, 20.) The
Illhle does not nay that tho wages of
sin Is transition, but "Tho wngos of sin
Is death." (Romans (1:23.) God did not
say to Father Adam and Mother Eve.
Because of your disobedience you shall
experience transition, but “Ye shall
surely DIE." Whoever would bo loyal
to the Bible must fnco this question.
If ho repudiates the P.lble position he
gets moro and more Into darkness.
Those who say that death is not
death, must logically ask themselves,
Where do those go who seem to die,
but really become more alive? Then
come In human speculations; for the
Bible declares that the dead are dead.
Jesus said. “No man hath ascended into
Heaven.” (John 3:13.) St Peter said
that David the Prophet bad not as
cended to Heaven. —Acts 2:34.
The Scriptures declare that tho dead
are asleep waiting for the morning of
the resurrection. Tho preaching of the
Apostles In substance was that there Is
no hope of future life except by a res-»
urrertlrm of the dead; and that there
could be no resurrection had not
Christ’s death made possible the resur
rection hope for mankind.—X Corinth
ians 15:12-22.
God Able to Raise the Dead.
Whoever realizes God’S Power as
manifested In the creation should have
no doubt whatever of His Power to
resurrect the dead belDg, or soul. God
Is so high and bos Power so mucb
greater than ours that we cannot.com
prebend Him, or understand tbe meth
ods of Hla operations. They are so
much beyond us that we call them
miracles, though surely they are In no
sense difficult for the Almighty One.
Each member of Adam’s race has his
own personality, and so great is our
God that He knows all these. We may
be sure that He has promised no mors
than He can perform—the resurrection
of the dead, both of tbe Just end th«
unjust.—Acts 24:14, 15.
Jesus Is God’s great Represent*tiv*
and Agent In the bestowment of ail tbs
blessings He bus for mankind. Tbs
Divine Power will operate through
Jesus, first for awakening tbe sleep
ers, and afterwards for bringing to per
fection all the willing and obedient
Only the wilfully disobedient will suf
fer extinction la the Second Death.
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